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Appalachian State University

Location: Boone, N.C.

Type: four-year, public

Year founded: 1899

Total enrollment (fall 2014): 18,026

Main campus undergraduate enrollment: 15,634

Acceptance rate: 65.8 percent

Graduation rate (after four years, 2013): 42 percent

Undergraduate tuition and fees (2015-16, in-state): $7,117

Undergraduate tuition and fees (2015-16, out-of-state): $20,942

Sports nickname: Mountaineers

Website: www.appstate.edu